CPC B61L 23/041 (2013.01) [B61L 15/0081 (2013.01); B61L 25/023 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for detecting defects in an electric conductor rail of a train, the system comprising:
an infrared (IR) sensor configured to face a direction of travel of the train and to acquire IR images;
a processing unit to:
receive the IR images from the IR sensor;
detect rails in the IR images;
detect the electric conductor rail in the IR images based on the detected rails and a known position of the electric conductor rail with respect to the rails; and
detect a defect in the electric conductor rail based on the IR images.
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